Relier Pairs Science 6B L9Version en ligne Review Key terms par Tawun Jack Gregory 1 microclimate: 2 interglacial: 3 El Niño: 4 hibernation: 5 ice age: 6 adaptation 7 topography: 8 temperate climate: 9 continental climate: 10 biome: 11 desert: 12 tropical climate: 13 rain shadow: 14 climate: local climate that differs from the major climate type of the region where it is located climate found near the equator that has warm temperatures year-round area that receives very little precipitation because of a nearby mountain range average weather of a place over many years state when an animal’s temperature drops and body processes slow in order to save energy period when Earth’s temperatures are cooler than normal and glaciers spread to lower latitudes than usual climate that has varying temperatures (hot summer/cold winters) and may be dry because it is inland and not affected by an ocean naturally occurring, short-term worldwide climate change that occurs when the Pacific Ocean is warmer than usual climate with mild/moderate temperatures physical features like mountains and lakes of an area very dry climate that receives less than 25 centimeters (10 inches) of precipitation each year any structure or behavior that helps an organism survive in its environment a warm period that occurs between ice ages major climate type and the organisms that live there